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Originally Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2014
Chapter 7 Book Clip- Working With A Chauvinist Pig
I will never forget my first ,day meeting Chester on a job in White Plains. He shook my hand and commented on my ‘manly’ handshake. Chester then explained, in a long, dragged out theatrical manner, to me that there were two things that just don’t happen. There is no crying in baseball and there are no women in construction. As soon as I heard this come out of his mouth, I thought to myself that this is going to be a very tough job to work on. Imagine a guy who is very tall with a big basketball for a belly that he rubs often. Chester has a giant head of curly salt and pepper hair…
I am a union journeywoman electrician by trade turned electrical project manager throughout NYC. I recently went for more training and became a Safety Manager. I am the author of the book entitled, "Construction Tales: Volume I: A Woman's Journey to Become an Electrician" on Amazon. I host "The Verbally Disastrous Podcast With Leslie & Melissa" on Spotify. I have two cool sons, Tom and Johnny, and my dog Daisy. I like to try new adventures and always working on projects with my podcast co-host Melissa.
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